PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC (EIN 37-1030764)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-05-29
IRS object ID
201241509349300914
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2012-05-29T16:55:44-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN371030764EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlPRAINameControl
Phone8159652134Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1303 North Main StreetAddressLine1
Address Line2Suite 600AddressLine2
CityRockfordCity
StateILState
ZIP Code611011049ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMichael O'ConnorName
TitleExecutive DirectorTitle
Phone8159652134Phone
Date Signed2012-05-15DateSigned
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Tax Year2011TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonMichael O'ConnorNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

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Address Line1Prairie State Legal Services IncAddressLine1
Address Line2303 North Main Street Suite 600AddressLine2
CityRockfordCity
StateILState
ZIP Code611011049ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts8760788GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web Sitewww.pslegal.orgWebSite
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Year Formation1977YearFormation
State Legal DomicileILStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTo provide or coordinate the delivery of high quality free civil legal services to low-income individuals, families and groupsActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body21NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
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Total Nbr Employees145TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers600TotalNbrVolunteers
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Address Line1303 North Main StreetAddressLine1
Address Line2Suite 600AddressLine2
CityRockfordCity
StateILState
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (24 entries)

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Wendy Hinton Vaughn
President2XX000
Oralia Martinez
Vice-President2XX000
Matthew Mueller
Secretary2XX000
Thomas Boswell
Treasurer2XX000
Christine Blankenship
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John Cheek
Board Member1X000
David Collins
Board Member1X000
LaGloria Dean
Board Member1X000
Paul Donahue
Board Member1X000
William Franks
Board Member1X000
Tricia Goosetree
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Karl Johnson
Board Member1X000
Julia Lansford
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Sonia Mares-DuBose
Board Member1X000
Dorothy Mintz
Board Member1X000
Linda Murray
Board Member1X000
Barbara Santana
Board Member1X000
Mark Steffen
Board Member1X000
Alan Sternberg
Board Member1X000
Linnea Thompson
Board Member1X000
Jane Waller
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Michael O'Connor
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Bernard Shapiro
Director of Litigation37.5106153010464X
David Wolowitz
Associate Director37.5106941017197X
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Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Royalties Royalties

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years9690412CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years8720544CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year9084285CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year8697094CurrentTaxYear
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years9690412CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years8720544CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year9084285CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year8697094CurrentTaxYear
Total44056222Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total0AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total17044056222PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years64032CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years55199CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years34196CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year14593CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year8492CurrentTaxYear
Total176512Total

Net UBI NetUBI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years54514CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years46572CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years39437CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year23342CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year41211CurrentTaxYear
Total205076Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support44437810TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc0GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.99141PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.98974PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
General Explanation2007 Special Fundraising Events - 50,004 Rental Income - 4,510 Total - 54,514 2008 Special Fundraising Events - 7,469 Litigation Reimbursement - 32,503 Rental Income - 6,000 Miscellaneous - 600 Total - 46,572 2009 Special Fundraising Events - 7,288 Litigation Reimbursement - 25,374 Rental Income - 6,000 Miscellaneous - 775 Total -39,437 2010 Special Fundraising Events - 16,092 Rental Income - 6,000 Miscellaneous - 1,250 Total - 23,342 2011 Special Fundraising Events - 37,011 Rental Income - 3,000 Miscellaneous - 1,200 Total - 41,211GeneralExplanation

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance223800BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions3000Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-600InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships0GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures14000OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses2538AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance209662EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance212708BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions0Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses25573InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships0GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures12000OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses2481AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance223800EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance189576BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions0Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses38127InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships0GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures12697OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses2298AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance212708EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance292620BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions7000Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-89767InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships0GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures17000OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses3277AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance189576EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance1BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs1EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value0BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis16027InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation0Depreciation
Book Value16027BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis62892OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation32070Depreciation
Book Value30822BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis614491OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation473353Depreciation
Book Value141138BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation0Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings187987TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Federal Income Tax Liability0FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionClient DepositsDescription
Amount$46,201Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts46201TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue8746797TotalRevenue
Total Expenses8365894TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year380903ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments-3138NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Donated Services And Facilities0DonatedServicesAndFacilities
Investment Expenses0InvestmentExpenses
Prior Period Adjustments0PriorPeriodAdjustments
Other$0OtherAmount
Total Adjustments-3138TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS377765ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt8897361TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments-3138NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities139711DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Recoveries Of Prior Year Grants0RecoveriesOfPriorYearGrants
Other Revenues13991OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990150564RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal8746797RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included0InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included0OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9908746797TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt8519596TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities139711DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Prior Year Adjustments0PriorYearAdjustments
Losses Reported0LossesReported
Other Expenses Included13991OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990153702ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal8365894ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included20InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included0OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9908365894TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
SchD_P05_S00_L04Schedule D, Part V, Line 4The intended use of the quasi endowments funds has been designated to be used for student loan forgiveness for staff
SchD_P10_S00_L02Schedule D, Part X, Line 2The Organization's informational tax filings are subject to audit by various taxing authorities. Open periods subject to audit for federal and Illinois purposes are generally the previous three years of tax returns filed. There were no interest or penalties recorded for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.
SchD_P12_S00_L02dSchedule D, Part XII, Line 2dDirect benefit costs for special events
SchD_P13_S00_L02dSchedule D, Part XIII, Line 2dDirect benefit costs for special events

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1Band TogetherNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event119458GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event10CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event119458GrossRevenueEvent1
Cash Prizes Event10CashPrizesEvent1
Non Cash Prizes Event1108NonCashPrizesEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event12256RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event11250FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event10EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event13058OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2Comedy ShowNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event212654GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event20CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event212654GrossRevenueEvent2
Cash Prizes Event20CashPrizesEvent2
Non Cash Prizes Event20NonCashPrizesEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event2750RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event22400FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Entertainment Event20EntertainmentEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event22085OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events4TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events18890GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events0CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events18890GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Cash Prizes Other Events0CashPrizesOtherEvents
Non Cash Prizes Other Events0NonCashPrizesOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events1026RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events108FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events0EntertainmentOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events950OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total51002GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total0CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events51002GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Cash Prizes Total Events0CashPrizesTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events108NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events4032RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events3758FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events0EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events6093OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events13991DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary37011NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
F990_P06_S0A_L07aForm 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aProcess to elect board members by other organizations. The fourteen attorney directors shall be composed as follows: One attorney director shall be selected by the governing body of a county or municipal bar association operating within each of the eleven service areas as specified within the bylaws. One attorney director shall be appointed by the governing body of the Illinois State Bar Association. Two attorney directors shall be appointed by a county or municipal bar association or other organization operating within the service area having an interest in the delivery of legal services to the poor. Client representative directors shall be appointed by community organizations or groups which operate within the service area. The executive director of Prairie State Legal Services will designate appropriate organizations or groups to appoint members who are eligible clients.
F990_P06_S0B_L11bForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Fiscal Manager prepares the form 990 using the financial information from the audited financial statements. The Finance Director reviews the financial and other information, then submits a copy to the auditor to review. The auditor's staff reviews the form 990 and will submit comments for consideration. The final review is made by the Executive Director prior to signing and filing the form 990.
F990_P06_S0B_L12cForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cEach director, principal officer and member of a committee with PSLS Board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement that affirms such person: 1. Has received a copy of the Conflicts of Interest Policy; 2. Has read and understands the policy; 3. Has agreed to comply with the policy; and 4. Understands that PSLS is a charitable organization and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities that accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.
F990_P06_S0B_L15Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The Executive Committee reviews compensation for the Executive Director. The members use their professional experience and other independent knowledge of compensation levels to determine the compensation of the Executive Director.
F990_P06_S0C_L19Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19When anyone requests any of our documents, the staff makes copies of the requested documents and then sends these documents to the address specified.
F990_P11_S00_L05Form 990, Part XI, Line 5Unrealized Loss on Investment Securities

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